List of British coronations


This is a list by date of coronations of British monarchs from the 10th century to the present.

Monarchs of England (900–1603)

Monarchs of Scotland (1057–1651)

MonarchConsortDate of inauguration or coronationPlacePresiding cleric
Lulach8 September 1057Scone Abbey?
Malcolm III25 April 1058?Scone, Perth and Kinross?
David IMaud, Countess of HuntingdonApril or May 1124Scone AbbeyPossibly Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld
Malcolm IVWednesday, 27 May 1153Scone AbbeyPossibly Robert of Scone, Bishop of St Andrews
William IFriday, 24 December 1165Scone AbbeyRichard the Chaplain, Bishop of St Andrews
Alexander IISaturday, 6 December 1214Scone AbbeyWilliam de Malveisin, Bishop of St Andrews
Alexander IIIWednesday, 4 September 1241Scone AbbeyDavid de Bernham, Bishop of St Andrews
John Isabella de WarenneSunday, 30 November 1292Scone AbbeyWilliam Fraser, Bishop of St Andrews
Robert IElizabeth de BurghSunday, 27 March 1306Scone AbbeyNo bishop present
David IIJoan of EnglandSunday, 24 November 1331Scone AbbeyJames Bane, Bishop of St Andrews
Robert IIEuphemia de RossWednesday, 26 March 1371Scone AbbeyWilliam de Landallis, Bishop of St Andrews
Robert IIIAnnabella DrummondThursday, 18 August 1390Scone AbbeyWalter Trail, Bishop of St Andrews
James ITuesday, 2 May or
Sunday, 21 May 1424
Scone AbbeyHenry Wardlaw, Bishop of St Andrews
James IITuesday, 25 March 1437Holyrood AbbeyMichael Ochiltree, Bishop of Dunblane
James IIISunday, 10 August 1460Kelso AbbeyJames Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews
James IVTuesday, 24 June 1488Scone AbbeyWilliam Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews
James VWednesday, 21 September 1513Chapel Royal, Stirling CastleJames Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews
Mary of GuiseSunday, 22 February 1540Holyrood AbbeyDavid Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews
Mary I - articleSunday, 9 September 1543Chapel Royal, Stirling CastleJohn Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews
James VI - articleTuesday, 29 July 1567Kirk of the Holy Rude, StirlingAdam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney
Anne of Denmark - articleSunday, 17 May 1590, O.S.Holyrood AbbeyAdam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney
Charles ITuesday, 18 June 1633, O.S.Holyrood AbbeyJohn Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews
Charles II - articleWednesday, 1 January 1651, O.S.Scone AbbeyArchibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll

Monarchs of England, Ireland and Scotland (1603–1707)

From 1603 onwards England, Ireland and Scotland were personally united under the same ruler.
MonarchConsortDate of accessionTime interveningDate of coronationPresiding cleric
James VI and I - articleAnne of Denmark24 March 1602/1603, O.S.4 mo 1 dSaint James's Day,
Monday, 25 July 1603, O.S.
John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury
Charles I27 March 1625, O.S.10 mo 6 dCandlemas,
Thursday, 2 February 1625/1626, O.S.
George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
Charles II - article30 January 1648/1649, O.S.
8 May 1660, O.S.
11 mo 15 dSaint George's Day,
Tuesday, 23 April 1661, O.S.
William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury
James II and VII - articleMary of Modena6 February 1684/1685, O.S.2 mo 17 dSaint George's Day,
Thursday, 23 April 1685, O.S.
William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury
William III and II and Mary II13 February 1688/1689, O.S.1 mo 29 dThursday, 11 April 1689, O.S.Henry Compton, Bishop of London
Anne8 March 1701/1702, O.S.1 mo 15 dSaint George's Day,
Thursday, 23 April 1702, O.S.
Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury

Monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland (1707–1801)

Monarchs of the United Kingdom (1801–present)